The problem is not even the treatment of the perpetrator but if the taxpayers would shoulder the cost of treatment. How many women have to die because a man somewhere believes he is entitled to her love and attention? According to Kenya Demographic and Health Survey 2014, 37 per cent of women have experienced physical violence. 45 per cent of women aged between 15-49 have experienced physical violence; physical or sexual. The path of justice must be followed and preventive strategies embraced to protect the female gender from their closest allies and family.

Source: The Star April 16, 2019 21:00 UTC